Best mind-bending Cantonese movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
16 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.0. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. In the Mood for Love (2000)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 39m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (1.9L votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningTwisty
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
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2. Infernal Affairs (2002)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 41m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (1.4L votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
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3. Chungking Express (1994)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 42m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (1.1L votes)
Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunning
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
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4. Fallen Angels (1995)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 38m · Action, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (61.7K votes)
TwistyMatureVisually stunningSlow-burn
An indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.
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5. A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 39m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.8 (9.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedFunny
This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.
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6. A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 28m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.5 (9.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedFunny
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
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7. Infernal Affairs II (2003)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 59m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (21.5K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.
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8. Ashes of Time (1994)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 38m · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.0 (18.5K votes)
TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningCold & detached
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
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9. Infernal Affairs III (2003)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 58m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (16.0K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatMatureCold & detached
Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.
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10. Life Without Principle (2011)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 47m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (3.1K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A criminal, a bank clerk and a police officer find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank in the midst of the world financial crisis.
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12. Accident (2009)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 29m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (4.2K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatMature
A self-styled accident choreographer, the Brain is a professional hitman who kills his victims by trapping them in well crafted accidents that look like unfortunate mishaps. When the team's next assignment goes disastrously wrong, Brain begins to suspect that someone else has planned an ‘accident’ on them.
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13. Shock Wave 2 (2020)
Movie · Cantonese · 2h · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (3.4K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
After suffering life changing injuries in the line of duty, bomb disposal officer Fung turns his back on the police. But when a devastating series of bombings sweep Hong Kong, the police suspect their former ally may be involved after he is found unconscious at a crime scene. Now faced with memory loss and recalling on
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14. Blind Detective (2013)
Movie · Cantonese · 2h 9m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (4.0K votes)
TwistyFunnyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A brilliant detective is forced into early retirement after losing eyesight. Making ends meet by solving cold cases for reward money, he teams up with a rookie lady inspector to solve a case from her personal past.
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15. Once a Gangster (2010)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 35m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 5.7 (597 votes)
FunnyFast-pacedMatureTwisty
Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful chain of restaurants, his loving wife, and his two children. So when Kerosene wants to promote his trusted right hand man to the top of the organization as a way to take o
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16. Line Walker (2016)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 48m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.0 (1.8K votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
The details of undercover police officers are deleted from a police database and a senior officer is left struggling to know who are the undercover officers and who are the criminals.
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